PRIDE month kicked off on Thursday (1) and will be in full swing this month in the UK.
Pride Month is celebrated in June dedicated to the commemoration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities, highlighting the LGBTQ+ rights struggle and their culture.
It is estimated that this year, around 286 LGBTQ+ Prides /events will take place nationwide.
Some events are being held next month and some are beyond July. The most celebrated Pride parades/events in the UK are as follows.
Pride Edinburgh: Pride Edinburgh is Scotland’s longest-running free celebration of the LGBTQ+ community in Scotland, which will be happening on 24 June 2023. While the festival’s specifics, such as the stage line-up, are still being finalised, anticipate the march to begin at 12.30pm and weave its way through Edinburgh.
Meet at 12:30pm at the Scottish Parliament, and the March will begin at 1pm. The March will begin at Parliament and proceed via Canongate, High Street, George IV Bridge, Bristo Place, Lothian Street, Potterrow, Crichton Street, Charles Street, and terminate at The Pride Edinburgh Festival Village in the EUSA Complex.
Bristol Pride: Bristol Pride is a one-of-a-kind and significant event that celebrates the LGBTQ+ community and provides opportunities for individuals to interact.
Pride is about eliminating prejudice, intolerance, minimising loneliness, and telling members of the LGBTQ+ community that they are not alone, in addition to presenting our beautifully varied community.
The countdown to Pride 2023 has begun; the festival will take place from June 24 to July 9, with more activities than ever before. On Pride Day, Scissor Sisters’ frontman Jake Shears will headline, while worldwide superstar Natalie Imbruglia will take over our Afternoon Legends slot, which will feature over 100 artists over five stages.
London Pride Parade: Approximately 30,000 people have registered to join the London Pride Parade, which has been a spectacular celebration of LGBTQ+ communities in London and beyond since 1972.
The London Pride Parade will take place on 1 July 2023, with the goal of bringing members of the community together and putting them in the limelight while allowing supporters to cheer them on.
The march, which will be joined by 600 LGBTQ+ groups, will begin at Hyde Park Corner and go through Piccadilly Circus, Haymarket, and Pall Mall to Trafalgar Square before ending at Whitehall Place at 6pm.
Those interested in participating in the parade can do so by joining along the route or at one of the four stages set up for various performances, entertainers, and speakers. A line-up of artists for each stage is yet to be announced.
Tickets for the grandstand are available to purchase from here. The event is otherwise free to watch and take part in.
More than 300 floats will travel through London, while groups sing and dance across the city. The stages are in Golden Square, Trafalgar Square, Women’s stage in Leicester Square and Cabaret Stage on Dean Street, Soho.
Brighton and Hove Pride: The Brighton and Hove Pride will take place between 4 Aug – 7 Aug 2023.
Over the two-day festival, more than 170 performers will present across 12 distinct stages and areas of entertainment, supporting more than 150 LGBTQ+ artists and allies.
This summer, The Black-Eyed Peas headline Fabuloso Festival on Saturday, with Zara Larsson and Jax Jones, and Steps and Melanie C on Sunday.
The big-name entertainment is at Fabuloso; a varied mix of entertainment zones amid the pubs and event venues in Kempton, with drag performers, live musicians, DJs can be discovered at every turn.
Manchester Pride: Manchester Pride is one of the leading LGBTQ+ charities in the UK. Manchester is central to the UK’s LGBTQ+ liberation movement. Manchester City Council funded a two-week celebration for the homosexual community on Oxford Street in 1985. Manchester Pride was born.
Pride Month is celebrated around the world and started on June 28, 1969, when New York City police attacked the Stonewall Inn, in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, a homosexual club.
It set off the Stonewall riots, which eventually resulted in the foundation of LGBTQ+ rights campaign and anti-discrimination initiatives.
The location of the Stonewall Inn was a well-liked hangout for young homosexual males, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender individuals.
Police beat up several customers as they cleared the pub and detained employees for selling alcohol without a license.
The LGBTQ+ community staged several protests against the raid and demanded the creation of safe spaces where gay people could gather without worrying about being detained or become the targets of violence.
Since then, the LGBTQ+ community has commemorated the decades-long fight for equal rights yearly.
The first official UK Gay Pride Rally was held in London on July 1, 1972 (selected as the closest Saturday to the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots), therefore 2023 represents the 51st year of the Pride movement on the shores.
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